Ark.]
Parker v. Southern Farm Bureau Ins. Co.
Cite as 326 Ark. 1073 (1996)
Cite as 326 Ark. 1073 (1996)
1073
Rickey PARKER v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
95-1134
935 S.W.2d 556
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered December 23, 1996
[Petition for rehearing denied January 27, 1997.]
- DISCOVERY – TRIAL COURT HAS WIDE DISCRETION – WHEN ABUSE OF DISCRETION WILL BE FOUND. – The trial court has wide discretion in matters pertaining to discovery and a trial court's decision will not be reversed absent an abuse of discretion; abuse of discretion has been found where there has been an undue limitation of substantial rights of the appellant under the prevailing circumstances; a motion for production of documents must be considered in the light of the particular circumstances which give rise to it, and the need of the movant for the information requested.
- DISCOVERY – GOAL OF DISCOVERY TO ALLOW LITIGANT TO PREPARE ADEQUATELY. – In cases where the appellant is relegated to having to prove his claim by documents, papers, and letters kept by the appellee, the scope of discovery should be broader; this factor is considered in
This court has adopted a change in Inferior Court Rule 6, effective March 1, 1997, to require the filing of a written answer. In re Matters of Ark. Rules of Civil Procedure, (Ark. slip op., Nov. 18, 1996) (per curiam).
